Vietnam War Interview

1. How old were you when the Vietnam War began?
  I was 12, I lived with my little brother and mom in Texas for a couple of years.
2. What do you recall when you turned on the TV or checked the news.
  Something about a war and people dying, I didn't like t.v back in the day.
3. What about your parents what did they say?
   Well my dad was an illegal immigrant from Mexico and during that time he worked over there for business purposes; he only visited during the summer. My mom would just try to ignore it and tell me that everything is going to be fine; that's how she lived life.
4. What did you tell your little brother about the war?
    Ha, since he was 8 and I 12, I use to tell him scary stories about wars and how they pick people randomly and used the Vietnam war as an example to scare him into keeping good grades in school.
5. If you were of age, would you have enlisted in the army or just let luck do its magic?
    Well, during that time I loved visiting Mexico so, if they ever called me, I would have bailed out and headed to Mexico until it was safe to come back... I hate wars.

I am...

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The Captain of My Boat

I am the captain of my boat
I wonder when it will end
I hear nothing but fear and doubt
I see the truth they hide
I want want it better but it cannot
I am the captain of my boat

I pretend that things will get better
I feel as if something needs to be done
I need to strengthen myself
I worry we my family is not alright
I cry when I see the destruction chaos
I am the captain of my boat

I understand that I can make a difference
I believe that time will tell
I dream of a brighter future
I try whenever I can
I hope this is not in vain
I am THE CAPTAIN OF MY BOAT

Topic.11 Formative Assessment

MLK and Civil Disobedience- King argues that if a law is moral wrong then, people should not follow it, he believed in fair trails when it is fair.
Power of the "Mob"- When a whole group of people believe in a certain idea and a few people oppose it then, you will start seeing people getting violent because if most people are not happy generally something is going wrong.
Plessy v. Ferguson vs. Brown v. Board of Education-  In Plessy v. Ferguson people saw how unfair certain laws can be and how the rights of people are overruled, whereas in Brown v. Board of Education the people saw what was going wrong so they fixed it.
Civil Rights Goals- Mmeaningful civil rights laws, a federal work programs, and fair employment,  good housing, the right to vote, and mixed race education.
Eisenhower's Role in Little Rock- He send 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock in order to protect the African American from being hurt.
Rights of the Accused- People seem to lose some of their rights depending in the situation.
Chavez and the United Farm Workers- Helped Mexican American people get health in jobs and not to discriminate.

Louisiana Protest and the Little Rock incident

My reaction for the Louisiana Protest is that Louisiana made such a big deal about "black" kids beating up a white kid, when people don't get that rallied up when you hear of a black guy getting beat up white guys.
This connects to the Little Rock incident because it shows that people always tend to make a big deal about new things especially when race, sex or religion is involved.

A Little Bit of 1950's Sexism

 Just By looking at this retro 1950's ad one can infer that it is
pertaining towards females, after all the ad says that this refrigerator has been "femineered". Many new household appliances were targeted towards women because, they were mostly in charge of taking care of the house will the man went to work, your average old-school typical stereotype, right?

The Pride Behind the Frames

     Walking around the finely kept home, Willis the new inheritor of the house, spends time remembering how his family had served in many honorable American wars. He chuckles lightly looking at the picture of his great, great, great grandfather and the silly looking wig the people back then used to wear. He pauses for a second just thinking of how his great grandchildren will think of him, they may as well chuckle since he is wearing a thick metal helmet in his head, in his war photograph. "Ah yes, well at least I'm part of the soldier family tradition, The Heroes" says Willis as he places his own photograph along side his father, and his father's fathers.

Topic.10 Study Concepts

Mcarthyism Impact on Society- People lost their jobs and some were blacklisted.
Communist "Witch Hunt" and impact on those accused- Some lost their jobs, passports taken away and some were even sent to jail.
Space Race Impact on government policies- Satellite communication, money spent on school education, space programs were introduced.
Cold War mind set for the United States Government and Public- Generally the public and government wanted to beat the Soviet Union on space exploration thus schools encouraged science and mathematics.
Relationship of suburbs, automobiles, and roads- Newly constructed Highways and roads linked them all.
Baby Boom- Period after WWII went the birthrate in the U.S rose dramatically.
Urban-Suburban Pattern- First you have the city which represents low income, then you have what people consider the ghetto (middle income), and after that would be the suburban (high income homes).
GI Bill- Finicail support for veterns, also includes job benifits and education.
Expansion of the Middle Class- Homes, cars, and Televisions were at a reasonible price so many people were able to purchase them (people during this time were making more money than in the past).